San Marino v England: Jamie Vardy is the butt of Twitter's jokes during Euro 2016 qualifier
The Leicester City forward was the butt of social media jokes
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They may not, however, want to look at Twitter. The Leicester City striker's presence in the Euro 2016 qualifer inspired hundreds of users on the social media platform to riff on his inclusion.
Poor Jamie.
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